Sanitaire Brush Roller 12" Wide

I have a cleaning business and I use these a lot when repairing my vacuum cleaners.

Fits and works well

My old Sanitaire vac began to chew through belts quite rapidly. On examination the roller was quite stiff and difficult to turn, and the plain metal bearings at the end were quite hot. Removal of the origianl brush roller (beater bar) showed that the metal end caps had quite a bit of wobble at the end. When installed and the pressure of the belt put on them they were clearly binding. My analysis is that the plain metal bearings in the end cap were pretty worn out, lubrication won't fix that. These end caps are available for purchase and cost about $5-6 apiece. I needed both of them, and since this was years old decided to replace the whole assembly, and suggest you do also if this happens to you. The replacement wooden roller is available as well (EK203), but I elected to go with this sanitaire metal beater bar. The main reason is that the metal bar has replaceable brush strips as well as sealed roller bearings. All things being equal this ought to extend the life of the part for me. I do see that several people have fracture of the metal roller and I suspect this may be due to impact damage from picking up things like bolts and screws. Wood does have better impact absorption and you might want to consider that when picking the wooden part to replace your beater bar. Or it could be a manufacturing defect on the ones they received, I have not examined any of them. Additionally, plain metal bearings and the wood in the roller tend to make this item slightly quieter than the metal version with the sealed bearings. To my old ears the change was pretty slight however. Most of the Eureka/Sanitaire 12 inch vacs use this beater bar, IF they are the ones that use the round belt which is offset off center. In 2018 I replaced one in another vac with this beater bar and it is still working fine. Flip you vac over and look at the bottom to see the model number. Look up the model number and do a search to see what beater bar fits. This is a good value and in my experience replaces the wooden roller model just fine. I have also replaced the commercial brushroll, Sanitaire 12" Hex End W/Ball Bearings #53272, with this item and found it works well in that application. For the price this is a genuine Sanitaire/Eureka part and I trust that a lot more than the off brands that are all priced higher.

It was a perfect fit exactly what I needed

Great product and shipping was super quick. I’ll order again